It's Not Child's Play
posted by Scott Hood on Tuesday, June 26, 2007
The tone of the e-mail was that I had no right to criticize a player who had devoted four years at USC, given his all on and off the baseball field and "loved being a Gamecock."
Excuse me while I have my Dan Hawkins moment.
This is Division I baseball! Players perform in the public sector. Thousands of fans pay good money to watch the games live at the ballpark, or on TV. They follow the games on the internet, and critique each game and decision on message boards.
In short, it's not little league. While I acknowledge Division I college baseball is not the major leagues and every play shouldn't be overanalyzed like it is on ESPN, players are still subject to criticism for poor performances, especially one that hits .213 and strikes out 29 times in 94 at-bats.
Not that I'm paying attention or anything.
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I recently received an e-mail from a parent of a USC baseball player that I described as the worst hitter on the team. This parent accused me of "dishonoring" her son.
The tone of the e-mail was that I had no right to criticize a player who had devoted four years at USC, given his all on and off the baseball field and "loved being a Gamecock."
Excuse me while I have my Dan Hawkins moment.
This is Division I baseball! Players perform in the public sector. Thousands of fans pay good money to watch the games live at the ballpark, or on TV. They follow the games on the internet, and critique each game and decision on message boards.
In short, it's not little league. While I acknowledge Division I college baseball is not the major leagues and every play shouldn't be overanalyzed like it is on ESPN, players are still subject to criticism for poor performances, especially one that hits .213 and strikes out 29 times in 94 at-bats.
Not that I'm paying attention or anything.
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Scott Hood. Since February of 2005, Scott has covered the South Carolina football, men's basketball and baseball programs for GamecockCentral. He may be reached by email at scottblog(at)gamecockcentral.com. Replace (at) with @.